#TEAMCLEAN
I don’t love to clean. But I do love a clean home. Who’s with me?!
If you follow me on instagram and watch stories, it won’t take long for you to catch me cleaning/organizing something. I definitely get this from my mom — we’d spend some time out of the summer “spring cleaning” our house each year.
What would always get to me with cleaning, though, is how it would feel like one task turned into countless tasks. Before I knew it, the entire day was gone (poof!) and I didn’t get the most important things done. Cue some accounts that I’ve found that have been gamechangers in this: GoCleanCo, MuchelleB, and The Fly Lady. Another gamechanger is that my friend, Jen, taught me how to use the vacuum cleaner everywhere during one of our many moves (I’m talking in kitchen drawers, shelving, etc. — my mind was blown!).
But, the two biggest gamechangers of all for me: setting a timer and using a checklist.
Setting a Timer: When I do a “quick clean” in my house, I set a timer for 20 minutes, get a good playlist going, and hustle. When the timer goes off, I am done. Stop where I am. Right there. Finished (and much better than nothing). This means I don’t start another project “because I’m already in here” and it gives me confidence that cleaning will take me the time I set aside to clean and no more. It also keeps me focused on the heavy hitters.
Using a Checklist: Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly checklists keep me honest with myself. Especially with the jobs I like the least (aka cleaning the shower). It’s easy to push those off for another week, but, when you know it’s a monthly task and it’s written down, it’s a lot more difficult to push it off for another day. Do I miss some items as life ebbs and flows? For sure. Is my house a hot mess express when we get busy? Yup. But, I can tell you with certainty that my house gets a lot more balanced attention than it would if I didn’t have a systematized checklist. A few of you were watching my instastories earlier this week and were curious about my cleaning checklist. I made a printable version for you here. You’ll definitely want to adapt it for your life and needs. Make sure to take note of the jobs that take up brain capacity when you’re walking through your home and schedule it in!
Have a gamechanger technique, approach, or account that has changed how you maintain your home?! Share it below! Let’s go, #TEAMCLEAN!